Latest Reviews
Filter:
-
Name: Emma Nelson
11 February 2021;Genre: Social Issues
Milo takes a monthly Sunday train journey with his sister and, to get through the journey, he begins to use his imagination to create the most lovely pictures based on the passengers he sees - from the woman in the wedding dress to the crew of breakdancers. His drawings are colourful and his c...
-
Name: Louisa Farrow
11 February 2021;Genre: Adventure
The original version of Treasure Island is the classic adventure story of bloodthirsty pirates, a secret map and buried treasure. It's the source of all the best pirate catchphrases and the classic image of a buccaneer with a wooden leg and a talking parrot.This version, ingeniousl...
-
One Little Bird
Name: Jessica Bunney
11 February 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
One Little Bird really can make all the difference! This book is certainly one for the environmentalists. Sheryl Webster has created many phonetically decodable books for companies to support children on the earliest stages of their reading journey. It is a delight to have a picture book from...
-
Name: Eileen Armstrong
10 February 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Some children just aren't cut out for school and Dylan is one of them. Falling behind with work, labelled a failure and permanently angry, everything gets too much to handle and finally he is permanently excluded at the start of Year 8 for punching another student.With his single m...
-
Name: Kyle Matravers
10 February 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
With A Shelter for Sadness, Anne Booth has created a text which invites children to explore and accept sadness. With mental health a key agenda across all ages, this text can go a long way in providing younger children with a perspective of how to live with sadness.The text centres...
-
Name: Catherine Purcell
10 February 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
First off let me confess something...in a rare moment of cleaning - I usually just sweep the room with a glance - I've tidied away my notes on this read. I say 'tidied' but I think my enthusiasm with the task may have led to a total recycling of them as they're nowhere to be found since that e...
-
Name: Ruth Cornish
10 February 2021;Genre: Fantasy
The Gilded Ones is brilliant! Gripping, full of threat, peril and totally absorbing, this debut novel has been written by new author, Namina Forna, to represent heroic girls.The Gilded Ones is a fantasy based in another world dominated by powerful men. The characte...
-
Name: Linda Canning
10 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
A rip-roaringly funny read from the queen of comedy, Rachel Delahaye. Mort the Meek and the Ravens' Revenge is a totally bizarre yet hilarious read which will be enjoyed by children of all ages.Mort is a pacifist living on Brutalia, an island where violence is celebrated and only t...
-
Name: Saoirse Age 9
10 February 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
A pacifist and he had to kill his friend! I love Mort the Meek. I would rate it 5/5. I really liked it because he was a pacifist and he had to kill his friend! It was a side-splittingly funny story. I would recommend it to comedy lovers and anyone who needs cheering up!
-
Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds
Name: Ashin Age 10
10 February 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
This book is a very funny and energetic book that really made me think through all the clues and it really fitted together, so I think it was well-written. I really loved it and it switched on my detective instincts, so I got all good detective vibes while reading it.
